Lionel Hampton Quotes

I worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in the 1920s.

Lionel Hampton

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You are dealing with people who have taken the responsibility of killing their own because they think that they are right, they think that they are serving the interests of their people. They not going to give that up easily, just because you've shown up.

Lakhdar Brahimi
- People
- Up
- Responsibility
My first agent told me to change my name or I'd only play Jewish parts or Indians. Of course I refused to change it. Shortly thereafter she came up to me and told me I had to keep it, because her numerologist said it was very, very good.

Malachi Throne
- Up
- Good
- She
The fear that individuality will be crushed out by the growing 'tyranny' of standardization is the sort of myth which cannot withstand the briefest examination.

Walter Gropius
- Fear
- Growing
- Tyranny
Growing up in a small town gives you two things: a sense of place and a feeling of self-consciousness - self-consciousness about one's education and exposure, both of which tend to be limited. On the other hand, limited possibilities also mean creating your own options.

E. L. Konigsburg
- Up
- Feeling
- Small
I lived near Arthur's Seat when I lived in Edinburgh. It was the perfect playground as a child. I always have a wee run up there when I'm back.

Sam Heughan
- Up
- Perfect
- Always
The young are adept at learning, but even more adept at avoiding it.

P. J. O'Rourke
- Learning
- Young
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